News as it breaks
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to go into online examination and Marking system in the next few years to conform with the global best practices in the world of examinining candidates in twenty-first century. The President gave the charge in a message to the…
A Ukraine-trained resident nurse of Dowen College, Ms Omobola Kayode, has revealed that the late 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., who was allegedly beaten up by some senior students had a minor injury on his thigh when she came in contact with him. The nurse who holds a Bachelor of Science…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB says the ongoing 2022 UTME/DE registration exercise scheduled to end on 26th March, will not be extended. A statement by JAMB’s head of Public Relations Dr Fabian Benjamin says the time scheduled for the registration exercise from 19th February to 26th March, 2022,…
Students of Federal the University of Technology Akure, FUTA has staged a protest over the lingering ASUU Strike, calling on the Federal Government to comply with the demands of their lecturers. The students who trooped out in their numbers blocked the popular Akure-Ilesha highway, chanting solidarity songs. The situation led…
The Federal Government has given the joint technical committee formed to re-test the viability of ASUU’s University Transparency Accountability Solutions, UTAS, for salary payment 4 weeks to report back. The re-testing of the software was spurred by ASUU’s rejection of the results of a user acceptance test conducted by the…
The Director General of NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has warned Corps Members to avoid cultism, drug abuse and other social vices that can mar their future. He gave the warning in an address to the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Corps Members during the Swearing-in ceremony at the NYSC…
The federal government has returned to the table to continue negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tuesday’s meeting is the second of its kind since the union started a one-month strike 3 weeks ago. ASUU say they want better working conditions, the revitalisation of public universities, and university autonomy,…
